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Jim Shooz · May 18, 2015

I know it's cheating but........

snopes.com: 'The Whole Nine Yards' Etymology

2LaneCruzer · May 18, 2015

RSKY said:
The Douglas A-26 Invader was one of the best attack aircraft of WWII. It's designation was later changed to B-26 sometime in the fifties. The original B-26 was the Marauder built by Martin Aircraft. The Martin plane was also called the Widow Maker because several pilots were killed in training. In combat in proved to be a successful design. But was taken out of service in the late forties. The A-26 (later the second B-26) was a later design, faster, more heavily armed, and carrying a heavier bombload.

You nailed it! And well stated too.

k0ua · May 18, 2015

Back to firearms:

In WWII the Japanese commonly fielded 3 handguns. One was the type 26 revolver, basically an antique from the turn of the century. The common and probably best of the three, the type 14 Nambu. And what was the other common one?
Note, it was as dangerous as it is ugly.

boblibido · May 18, 2015

The samurai sword gun?

k0ua · May 18, 2015

boblibido said:
The samurai sword gun?

nope

farmer2009 · May 19, 2015

Cowboys of the old west wear spurs. What was the name of the bell like accessories worn on the raul of the spur? What was there purpose?

crash325 · May 19, 2015

What is the most unusual material for a ship to be made of????
Its not wood or metal.

I saw 1 sitting on the bottom of the bay in the Philippians. Big hole in the side of it.

2LaneCruzer · May 19, 2015

k0ua said:
Back to firearms:

In WWII the Japanese commonly fielded 3 handguns. One was the type 26 revolver, basically an antique from the turn of the century. The common and probably best of the three, the type 14 Nambu. And what was the other common one?
Note, it was as dangerous as it is ugly.

Don't recall the name, but I do recall reading about it years ago; you're right, it was ugly...and seems it had an exposed sear that would allow the gun to fire...without pulling the trigger...if pressure was applied.

Heywood Jannockitov · May 19, 2015

crash325 said:
What is the most unusual material for a ship to be made of????
Its not wood or metal.

I saw 1 sitting on the bottom of the bay in the Philippians. Big hole in the side of it.

Ferro-cement is pretty unusual

Heywood Jannockitov · May 19, 2015

crash325 said:
Anyone going to guess on the flying bedstead ???? It was some time in the 1930's ???//

I think k0ua already answered that correctly in post 751. Someone else thought that the flying bedstead was used to train pilots for the lunar lander. That was not correct. That vehicle was called the LLRV, and it was Neil Armstrong that crashed it.